Environmental programs in Kanawha County, West Virginia

What stands out

• Of its 432 hazardous-waste handlers, 362 are very small quantity generators.
• 156 of its 432 hazardous-waste handlers (36.1%) have a violation on file.
• 22 of its 77 Clean Air Act facilities (28.6%) are major sources.
• Its 509 environmental records rank 1st of the 49 county pages the register publishes in West Virginia.
• Its 509 environmental records are 11.5% of the 4,443 the register's 49 county pages hold in West Virginia.
• The county pages nearest it in record count are Monongalia County, with 257 records, and Wood County, with 228.

Hazardous-waste handlers in Kanawha County 432

22 large quantity generators · 43 small quantity generators · 2 treatment, storage or disposal facilities · 156 with at least one violation on record.

Clean Air Act facilities in Kanawha County 77

22 classified as major sources · the county is in a designated nonattainment area.